There are plenty of notable dramas, comedies, fantasy and sci-fi shows promising to keep viewers entertained this year.

BBC One kicked off the new year with its latest thriller McMafia - starring Happy Valley's James Norton - while ITV is hoping its upcoming Next of Kin will keep fans gripped.

We've rounded up some of the best shows to watch in 2018.

Will & Grace

Starts: January 5, Channel 5, 10pm

The hit American sitcom first aired in 2008, before making its way across the pond.

Now, 10 years later the series is getting a reboot with the original cast reuniting: Will (Eric McCormack) a gay lawyer, Grace (Debra Messing), a heterosexual interior designer, Karen (Megan Mullally) Grace's assistant and Jack (Sean Hayes) as Will's gay best friend.

The comedy series is sure to make fans feel nostalgic.

Dancing On Ice

Starts: January 7, ITV, 6pm

The skating completion is also getting a reboot and will be back on our screens this weekend, 12 years after the first series aired in 2006.

Next of Kin

Starts: January 8, ITV, 9pm

On the same day that a terrorist attack brings London to a standstill, GP Mona Harcourt (played by Emmy-award winner Archie Panjabi) receives the devastating news that her brother Kareem has been kidnapped on his way home to the UK from Lahore, Pakistan.

Mona and her family’s horror is aggravated by the attentions of the police Counter Terrorism Unit and their interest in Kareem’s teenage son Danny.

Also stars Pirates of the Caribbean actor Jack Davenport.

Kiri

Starts, January 10, Channel 4, 9pm

Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire plays the lead in this nail-biting thriller about a young girl who goes missing from a care home, just before she is about to be adopted.

Sarah plays a social worker who becomes embroiled in the case when she is suspected of the child's abduction.

Kiri has been written by Bafta winner Jack Thorne, who was also behind Channel 4 hits National Treasure and This Is England '90.

Britannia

Starts: January 18, Sky Atlantic

Critics are already likening this Sky Atlantic drama to Game of Thrones, due to its setting and references to spirits and mysterious forces.

Set in Celtic Britain 43AD, it follows a druid of warrior women who threaten to conjure forces of the underworld when the Roman Imperial Army sets its sights on the land.

The cast includes The Missing's David Morrissey, True Detective's Kelly Reilly and Harry Potter's Zoe Wanamaker.

Hard Sun

Starts: January 6, BBC One, 9.35pm

Hard Sun is a pre-apocalyptic crime show set in contemporary London. Charlie Hicks (jim Sturgess) and Elaine Renko (Agyness Deyn) are detectives who, while investigating a murder in the inner city, stumble upon proof that the world faces destruction in five years - a reality that the British government is urgently trying to suppress.

Hicks and Renko find themselves pursued by ruthless Security Service operatives, who are trying to kill them in order to keep the secret.

The six-part series is written by Neil Cross, the creator of Luther, also stars Ripper Street's Nick Rowland and Poldark's Richard Senior. Professor Brian Cox is the series’ specialist advisor.

Collateral

Starts: February, date tbc, BBC Two

The Great Gatsby's Carey Mulligan stars as DI Kip Glaspie in this thriller, alongside Doctor Who's Billie Pipper and Crime and Punishment's John Simm.

Collateral follows the story of the murder of a pizza delivery man in London however, the investigation spirals into a political scandal.

Acclaimed stage and screenwriter Sir David Hare is at the helm.

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

Starts: Tbc, BBC Two

Following on from the Bafta-winning The People v OJ Simpson, this celebrity-criminal history series is the second instalment of the American Crime Story.

It will follow the events surrounding the death of the legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered in the summer of 1997 in Miami.

Netflix

Altered Carbon

Starts: February 2, Netflix

A detective story about a dystopian future where the rich can live forever at the expense of the rest of the world's population. The 10-part series is an adaption of the cult cyberpunk novel The Horse Whisperer by Richard K Morgan.

Swedish-American actor Joel Kinnaman plays Takeshi Kovacs, a detective brought back from the dead to solve a murder.

Maniac

Starts: Tbc, Netflix

Based on a Norwegian show about life in a psychiatric hospital, this dark comedy series has an all-star cast including two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone and Wolf of Wall Street's Jonah Hill.

It revolves around the fantasy worlds of two patients.

Watch on catch up

A few must-see shows have already started this week, but thanks to catch up and on-demand services you can get up-to-date before the next episodes air.

McMafia

Available on: iPlayer

Bafta winner James Norton stars in a thriller about a British-raised man who attempts to distance himself from organised crime, a world his father - a former Russian gangster - was embroiled in.

Episode one aired on New Year's Day, and you can watch it - alongside the second one - on iPlayer now.

Tune into BBC One every Sunday at 9pm for new episodes.

Derry Girls

Available on: 4oD

A comedy set in the early 90s during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The six-part drama is a coming-of-age story and follows 16-year-old Erin as she navigates her way through school, family life and her friends.

Episode one aired on January 3 and it's available to watch on 4oD now.

Tune into Channel 4 on Wednesdays at 10pm for new episodes.

Girlfriends

Available on: ITV Hub

The comedy follows three friends - Linda, Sue and Gail - as they struggle with the changes and responsibilities that come with being a modern woman of a certain age.

Olivier Award winner Zoë Wanamaker plays the lead Linda, and it has been written by the creator of Fat Friends, Kay Mellor.

Episode one aired on January 3 and it's available to watch on the ITV Hub now.